Mr Qunice’s resignation is the latest in a string of ministerial departures over the past 24 hours, including chancellor Rishi Sunak and health secretary Sajid Javid
Children’s minister Will Quince has resigned from the government, after saying he had “repeated assurances on Monday to the media which have now been found to be inaccurate” on the Chris Pincher row.
Mr Quince, MP for Colchester and a former parliamentary under-secretary of state in work and pensions, replaced Vicky Ford last September.
He said on Twitter he was resigning with “great sadness”, but had “no choice”.
His resignation follows the high-profile departures from the government of health secretary Sajid Javid and chancellor Rishi Sunak as pressure mounts on prime minister Boris Johnson over his handling of the row surrounding Mr Pincher.
With great sadness and regret, I have this morning tendered my resignation to the Prime Minister after I accepted and repeated assurances on Monday to the media which have now been found to be inaccurate.